Shopping

The bad news is that the nearest Nordstrom is in Los Cerritos Center (you’ll need a car for this). The good news for you bargain hunters is that there is a Nordstrom’s Rack just up Pine Street at the City Place.

City Place (3rd and Pine)

Nordstrom’s Rack and a variety of food and shops

Walkable or Long Beach Transit’s Pine Avenue Link

Acres of Books
240 Long Beach Blvd.
(562) 437-6980
http://www.acresofbooks.com/

Immortalized in Ray Bradbury’s “I Sing The Bookstore Eclectic”, this is a must see for book lovers. The façade is Streamline Moderne. The building extends for one hundred and fifty feet. Used books on almost every subject. Although they have some antiquarian books, they do not consider themselves an antiquarian book dealer. They are merely the best used book store ever!

Walkable

Z Gallerie
230 Pine
Long Beach, CA 90802(
562) 491-0766
http://www.zgallerie.com/

Stylish, contemporary furniture and home decor

Walkable or Long Beach Transit’s Pine Avenue Link

Metropolitan Living
55 Long Beach BlvdLong Beach CA, 90802
(562) 733-4030
http://www.losangelesfurniture.com/metropolitan_living.html

Contemporary furniture, decor and design services

Walkable

Village Treasures
146 Linden Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 435-3110
www.villagetreasuresonline.com

An African gift shop, boutique, and gallery that contains unique, personal, and domestic treasures, including African artifacts, clothing, artwork, furniture, and musical instruments.

For more in the downtown area check www.downtownlongbeach.org

Belmont Shore
East 2nd Ave.
Long Beach
(562) 434-3066
www.belmontshore.org

The most shopped area in Long Beach with local and chain stores as well as many restaurants. In the Shore you will find Banana Republic, Chico’s, Color Me Mine (paint and fire pottery), Luna (object d’art), Wiskers (get a gift for your pet), Shore Books, and much more.

Take Long Beach Transit’s Passport Service

Cultura Latina Bookstore
4125 Norse Way
Long Beach, CA 90808
(562) 982-1515
http://culturalatina.com

Cultura Latina Bookstore is a family owned and operated independent bookstore. Cultura Latina Bookstore is a full-service retail bookstore specializing in Hispanic/Latino literature written in English and Spanish. Literature from all sectors of the Latino community: Mexico, Spain, Central America, South America, and North America. Specialize in cultural relevant pre-K to 12th along with adult literature and reference.

Near the Long Beach Airport. You will need a car for this venue

Los Cerritos Center
39 Los Cerritos Center
Cerritos
(562) 402-7467
www.shoploscerritos.com

This is where you will find Nordstrom’s and other major chains.
(20 minutes from Long Beach by car)

You will need a car for this